Vancouver Sun
The most desirable neighbourhood in Metro Vancouver is threatened by the provincial government’s mass upzoning, says the mayor of Richmond.
Steveston, an historic township of about 6,000 people at the mouth of the Fraser River, came out on top when British Columbians were asked to name the “best neighbourhood” in Metro Vancouver out of 192 communities.
But Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie is convinced the B.C. NDP’s decision to force municipalities to approve fourplexes to sixplexes on virtually all single-family lots in the province will have “a dramatic effect on the character of Steveston,” which is adjacent to a popular shopping village and fishing harbour. …